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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Re: "the inn is full" comment above-- true, we've got to deal with the families that are already here. But we don't have to keep approving new development. Right now, the County is predicting that school enrollment won't peak until 2030. Those kids aren't born yet, so they are obviously factoring in some sort of continued housing growth. But they could also just stop capitulating to the demands of developers-- no more subdividing lots, no more trading density for donations to the AH slush fund, no more rezoning commercial to residential. And while they can't control by right development, they can still make the review process a bit more rigorous. (Ironically, it is harder to get approval to renovate your home now than it is tear down an older garden style apartment building and replace it with high-end townhomes.) But all of this would mean that property taxes for the rest of us would go up to offset that developer revenue loss, but we've got to pick our poison.[/quote]

Given that real estate taxes in Arlington are not oppressive, I would support an increase.  What type of development are we talking about here?  More of those dense affordable units that pours 1000s of poor kids into Arlington when their families can't afford to live here without being subsidized.  Before you call me racist, I do not care.  I am a minority also, but my spouse and I sacrificed for many many years to pay for the house we did.  We did not get any handouts nor do we expect any.  I have tons of family members that would love to live this close in to DC, but they cannot afford it.  Where do they live?  Much much further out.[/quote]

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